This is a disgusting way to show respect for our military dead

Remains Of 274 Troops Reportedly Dumped In Virginia Landfill | Fox NewsI apologize if this has already been shown somewhere else.

 

I can understand the cremation of the remains, but a land fill amaze's and disturbs meno end.

 

I read this earlier but my mind simply could not believe this. Shame on our government and armed forces hierarchy. A landfill? You mean we can't build a some sort of "shrine' or honorary site for such. I know it's a problem that no one wanted to address, but for "crying out loud", a landfill. That is what leaders are paid to do. Take charge and figure it out. After all, a landfill is simply an appaling solution.

 

Ye Gods.
When I first saw the story I thought it was about Civil War dead.....

 

This is disgusting. I don't care when this happened, I would like to know who the moron was who thought this was a good idea. How in the H-E-double toothpicks is this disposing "of the remains respectfully and with dignity"? It was apparently only done at the Dover Air Base mortuary, but that doesn't make me feel any better about it. It should not have happened at all. For crying out loud, Bin Laden got more respectful treatment than our own fallen troops! :headbash:

 

Unfortunately thus story keeps surfacing since 2008 when it came to the public attention. I have to wonder for who and why the story keeps getting dragged up into the press again and again, 4 times this year it has hit the news that I have seen, with most people not knowing or seeing the date it causes instant outrage at the present incumbants in the job.

It has been portrayed every time I see it as if it is a new case or just been discovered. Internet forums have gone mad about it until someone points out that it is an old story. It was terrible the way the parts were finally disposed of though.

 

The reason the story has resurfaced is because there is a current Congressional Investigation into the mishandling of several sets of remains in 2009 (three if I'm not mistaken). Whistleblowers from Dover made allegations about these cases that sparked an Air Force Inspector General Investigation. This investigation started in 2010 and lasted 18 months and substantiated the allegations. The reason the older stories resurfaced, is because they are related to the same facility and tend to indicate that the problems are long term and systemic. It also tends to make the mishandling of the three sets of remains, starting in April 2009, appear not to be an isolated incident.
I think people should be angry, whoever thought that what they did was a reasonable way to handle the situation sould be charged with criminal stupidity.

 

Wow, I guess we know now what our government thinks of our veterans - what an unspeakbly horrific way to dispose of fighting men.

 

I think people should be angry, whoever thought that what they did was a reasonable way to handle the situation sould be charged with criminal stupidity.

USMC says all that matters really.

 

It just goes to demonstrate that even our troops suffer the squeaky wheel syndrome, if we don't holler about their treatment, benefits, pay, our system falls asleep at taking care of their needs and respect. We have to be constantly vigilant, as of right now there are so many "budget saving plans" that will render their homecoming the poorest treatment in our history if all those reduction plans go through to keep the pentagon in their moneyed interests. Our lawmakers cannot cooperate to focus on their needs and instead create diversions to take media attention away from our most important issues. Our American tradition of coming together to take care of our needs are now made a mockery of in our halls of government. The heros of the halls of government are made out to be the most uncompromising in a government system who's constitution was born of compromise. Will we be tricked into voting for this over and over?........I pray one day we break this cycle to restore many of our values.